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US Disables Ship Trying to Bypass Iran Naval Blockade
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In Short: The US-Iran conflict escalated further on Saturday as the United States expanded its naval blockade to include overland trade routes.
CENTCOM, the US Central Command, has been enforcing the naval blockade since July, redirecting 147 commercial vessels that complied and disabling five merchant ships that refused to comply.
Late Saturday, the US military disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port.
The ship's flag and destination were not identified.
"CENTCOM continues to strictly enforce America’s naval blockade against Iran," the US military said.
Negotiations between US and Iranian officials in New York are exploring a phased path out of the conflict, which would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade.
The talks also call for the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade.
Iran's currency has hit a record low, with 2.02 million rials to the US dollar.
The UAE has announced plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz to continue trading and exports, stating that its energy exports and economic activity will not be held hostage.
What this adds
The exact nature of the disabled ship's cargo and its intended destination remains unclear.
What's confirmed
- CENTCOM, the US Central Command, has been enforcing the naval blockade since July, redirecting 147 commercial vessels that complied and disabling five merchant ships that refused to comply.
- Late Saturday, the US military disabled a St. Kitts-flagged ship after it ignored multiple warnings and attempted to leave the region following a visit to an Iranian port.
- The ship's flag and destination were not identified.
- "CENTCOM continues to strictly enforce America’s naval blockade against Iran," the US military said.
- Negotiations between US and Iranian officials in New York are exploring a phased path out of the conflict, which would involve Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lifting its economic blockade.
- The talks also call for the release of frozen Iranian assets estimated to be worth at least $12 billion, as well as the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and an end to the US naval blockade.
- Iran's currency has hit a record low, with 2.02 million rials to the US dollar.
- The UAE has announced plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz to continue trading and exports, stating that its energy exports and economic activity will not be held hostage.
What's still developing
- Authored by: Shahnaz Parveen Updated Nov 8, 2026 07:51 IST US-Iran war news The US-Iran conflict continued to escalate on Saturday as the United States expanded its naval blockade of Iran to include overland trade routes.
- The U.S. says it is enforcing a naval blockade of the country’s Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman ports, while Iran claims control over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and continues to claim attacks on shipping transiting the waterway.
- It did not identify the tankers’ flags or destinations.
- The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
- When the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Iran on Feb. 28, Tehran effectively shut the passage by attacking and threatening ships.
- The first tankers carrying Iranian oil exited a US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a tracking website said on Wednesday, two days before Washington and Tehran launch talks on an agreed peace deal still scant on details -- including Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions.